Damascus, Syrian government and allied forces have retaken a large area south-east of Damascus from rebels, including the key town of Deir al-Asafir, activists say. The town and nine surrounding villages, which had been controlled…

Damascus (AFP) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to retake the entire country but warned it could take a “long time,” in an exclusive interview with AFP as international pressure grows for a ceasefire….

Beirut, Russian war planes are believed to be responsible for air strikes that killed 23 civilians, including six children, in a rebel-held town in the suburbs of Damascus. The strikes hit the centre of the…

August 30, 2015, Jerusalem, Egypt is carefully trying to toe the line between the Shi’ite axis of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah and the opposing Sunni forces led by Saudi Arabia. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…